Justice | Society
Should animals have the same rights as humans?
...case of the 21 is one of a number of recent instances where activists have sought to blur the line between the rights of animals and the rights of humans....
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Justice | LGBTQ2, Opinion
Ontario’s sex-ed reversal denies LGBTQ2 children their rights
...rights but human rights. Specifically, human rights for those who are LGBTQ. In 2015, when the new curriculum was brought in, I was a member of provincial parliament, and my...
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Justice | Human Rights
Disability rights activist works for government he sued
be removed — the disabled rights movement would come crashing down. In Canada, approximately 50 percent of human rights complaints are from the disabled community. LL: How does it feel...
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Justice | Interview
UN watchdog shocked by homelessness in Canada
...rights-compliant private market. I’m trying to convince people that we should be regulating from a human rights perspective in the private market. It’s a tough sell, but I think right...
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Justice | Human Rights
After Soleiman Faqiri’s death in jail, advocates are calling for change
...Human Rights Commission press conference in 2017. “My brother is gone. He’s not coming back. But there are other people who need to be saved.” (Illustration: John Holcroft) With their...
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Justice | Environment
‘The adults have failed us’
...become passionately immersed in human rights and women’s rights. Then, one day, she had a flash of insight: “Wait! Nature and environment and human rights tie together with the issue...
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Ethical Living | Society
Do we face a future without Down syndrome?
...equality and human rights of people with developmental disabilities,” says Michael Bach, executive vice-president of the Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL), which has been advocating for people with intellectual...
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Spirituality | Society
When faith and tradition collide with sexual education
...because of a discussion about LGBTQ than I would a discussion about race or gender.” For Pontes, the Ontario Human Rights Code etches a bright line between reasonable and excessive...
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Ethical Living | Interview
Bwambale Robert Musubaho teaches kids ethics without religion
...Kasese Humanist School? Bwambale Robert Musubaho: In 2009, I created a community-based organization to disseminate humanism in my part of the country. We decided to create a library, but because...
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Ethical Living | Society
50 years after Apollo 11, we’re still fighting over the moon
...triggered the chemistry that led to primitive life, and later the transition of human ancestors from sea to land. The moon has figured into mysticism, mythology and religion since humans...
